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annamite

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An⋅na⋅mese

  [an-uh-meez, -mees] adjective, noun, plural -mese.
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to Annam, its people, or their language.
–noun Also, An⋅nam⋅ite  [an-uh-mahyt] .
2. a native of Annam.
3. former name of the language Vietnamese.
Origin:
1820–30; Annam + -ese

Vi⋅et⋅nam⋅ese

  [vee-et-nah-meez, -mees, -nuh-, vyet-, vee-it-] noun, plural -ese, adjective
–noun
1. a native or inhabitant of Vietnam.
2. Formerly, Annamese, Annamite. the language of Vietnam, of uncertain linguistic affiliation.
–adjective
3. of or pertaining to Vietnam or its inhabitants.
Origin:
1945–50; Vietnam + -ese
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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An·nam   (ə-nām', ān'ām')   
A region and former kingdom of central Vietnam on the South China Sea between Tonkin and Cochin China. It was ruled by China from 111 B.C. until A.D. 939 and came under French control in the 19th century.
An'na·mese' (ān'ə-mēz', -mēs'), An'nam·ite' adj. & n.
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